By Nicky Ledford, special to the New Castle Record
From the October 19, 1994 edition of The New Castle Record
Academics, leadership, service what do all these things add up to? The Beta Club.
The Craig County High School chapter of the Beta Club recently inducted 15 new members om a tap in ceremony.
The tap in is when current members of the club approach students and signify their selection into the society by tapping them with a baton. The tap in ceremony was Wednesday, Oct. 19.
Juniors must have a 3.0 or better grade point average. Juniors Joshua Evans, Mandy McGuire, Kelly Tyzinski, Katie Williams, and Crystal Robinson were inducted.
The sophomores who were tapped had to have at least a 3.5 GPA. They were: Coutney Bradley, Annie Brown, Bonnie Hart, Kelly Robinson, Nicky Ledford, Emily Lester, Roxanne Osborne, Andrea Reynolds, Chris Walker, and “Woody” Woodall.
The officers for the Beta Club are: Heather Caldwell, president; Jessicas Huffman, vice president; Lindsey Mattox, secretary; Liz Brammer, treasurer; and Angie Cash, representative.
The sponsors are Kim Hendrix and Jaqueline Cantley.
The Beta Club is a national organization which emphasizes not only academic skills, but leadership, character and service. The national colors are black and gold. The black signifies dignity, seriousness and restraint, while the gold stands for warmth, friendship, and faithfulness.
The state-wide Beta Club convention will be held in Roanoke. In June, the national convention will be in Orlando.
Beta sponsors hope to raise enough money to for the the national conference and have a successful year with the new and old members.
-Prepared by Shelly Koon